Rumble with Michael Moore
359 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8.6K ratingsAcademy Award-winning filmmaker and political provocateur Michael Moore offers his subversive and humorous take on the issues of the day and talks to a wide range of people from comedians and politicians to the people who’ve tried to kill him. Plus various mischief with Mike’s friends, family and the neighbors who don’t work for the NSA.
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Ep. 237: And in the End...
April 25, 2022 02:55 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBOn this provocative episode of Rumble with Michael Moore, Mike speaks the awful truth about how our environmental movement has failed us and why we must change course — and leadership — immediately. Planet Earth is fed up with us, and from climate to coronavirus, it sees no choice but to throw an extinction event. As a follow-up to Mike’s Substack letter last week — “At Earth Day’s End” — he raises the stakes again after sitting through one more Earth Day that offered no hope that we are goi...
Ep. 237: The Earth Will Kill Us Before We Kill It
April 25, 2022 02:55 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBOn this provocative episode of Rumble with Michael Moore, Mike speaks the awful truth about how our environmental movement has failed us and why we must change course — and leadership — immediately. Planet Earth is fed up with us, and from climate to coronavirus, it sees no choice but to throw an extinction event. As a follow-up to Mike’s Substack letter last week — “At Earth Day’s End” — he raises the stakes again after sitting through one more Earth Day that offered no hope that we are goi...
Ep. 236: Policing The Womb (feat. Dr. Michele Goodwin)
April 15, 2022 22:08 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBOn today’s episode of Rumble, Michael talks with Dr. Michele Goodwin — award-winning author, law professor, Executive Committee Member of the ACLU, and tireless advocate and activist for reproductive justice — about the fate of Roe v. Wade, the relentless attacks from the GOP on our voting rights, and her extraordinary book “Policing The Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood.” ************* If you are suffering from domestic violence, or have been a victim of sexual a...
Ep. 236: Policing The Womb (with Dr. Michele Bratcher Goodwin)
April 15, 2022 22:08 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBOn today’s episode of Rumble, Michael talks with Dr. Michele Bratcher Goodwin — award-winning author, law professor, Executive Committee Member of the ACLU, and tireless advocate and activist for reproductive justice — about the fate of Roe v. Wade, the relentless attacks from the GOP on our voting rights, and her extraordinary book “Policing The Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood.” ************* If you are suffering from domestic violence, or have been a victim of...
Ep. 235: CODA and the Blow
April 07, 2022 17:52 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBAfter well more than a week to reflect on the lessons of Oscar night, Michael praises a rare movie authentically set in the working class that won Best Picture — and he gives his take on the vicious assault on Chris Rock that was followed minutes later with his assailant getting a standing ovation and an Oscar. In this episode, Michael also tells the story of the threat of violence he encountered backstage just moments after his Oscar speech in 2003. ************** Check out “Death by 786...
Ep. 234: Justice Jackson and the Putin That Is Us
March 28, 2022 02:06 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBIt's another week of mind-dumbing drivel and tragedy, beginning with the Senate Republicans' racist mansplainin' and prop-making of the brilliant new nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court — where, in the near future, this white privileged performance art will not exist any longer. Make no mistake — that hearing wasn't a hearing. It was a dry run for the Republicans' staging of this November's midterms — running their candidates on the Q-anon agenda and honing their election-stealing plans to per...
Ep. 233: Temptations of War
March 16, 2022 06:31 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MBIt's been three weeks since Putin invaded Ukraine. Three... long... weeks. Three weeks of an endless, looping news cycle. Change the channel — same story, different pundits. But behind the horrific videos of tanks blowing up cars and dead bodies in the streets, behind the escalating, heartbreaking stories of refugees fleeing in terror and American journalists being killed, Michael senses something more sinister is at play. We, the American public, who never met a war we didn’t like, are bei...
Ep. 232: Mike's Mailbag
March 11, 2022 15:36 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBThis week on Rumble, Michael listens to some of the voice messages listeners have sent in over the past few months, taking on tough questions and sharing his thoughts. ***** Watch Planet of the Humans here: https://youtu.be/Zk11vI-7czE Watch the flash mob performance of the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra I talk about at the end of the episode: https://youtu.be/rwBizawuIDw ***** Music in Today’s Episode: “Telephone Line” — Electric Light Orchestra https://youtu.be/77R1Wp6Y_5Y “Beet...
Ep 231: Empire Down
February 26, 2022 14:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBLate Wednesday night —at least, late at night here in the states — Russia launched a full-fledged assault on Ukraine. Refugees have fled the country in droves, and Putin’s army has moved in on or around nearly every major city in a matter of 36 hours. It’s a nightmare scenario. But there are those already beating the drum for the United States to “do more.” More? More of what? No, you don’t want us anywhere near this. The United States, which for the past half-century, has only made things ...
Ep. 230: Those Who Poisoned Flint Remain Free (with Jordan Chariton)
February 17, 2022 21:01 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBMichael’s hometown of Flint, MI was poisoned for no other reason than racism and greed — and the people & banks responsible still haven't faced justice. On this week's episode, Michael welcomes back returning guest & investigative journalist Jordan Chariton to talk about his latest piece for the Guardian investigating why racketeering charges were dropped, why Governor Snyder is looking at a slap on the wrist, and what YOU can do about it. ***** Governor Gretchen Whitmer: 517-335-7858 or ...
Ep. 230: Those Who Poisoned Flint Remain Free (feat. Jordan Chariton)
February 17, 2022 21:01 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBMichael’s hometown of Flint, MI was poisoned for no other reason than racism and greed — and the people & banks responsible still haven't faced justice. On this week's episode, Michael welcomes back returning guest & investigative journalist Jordan Chariton to talk about his latest piece for the Guardian investigating why racketeering charges were dropped, why Governor Snyder is looking at a slap on the wrist, and what YOU can do about it. ***** Governor Gretchen Whitmer: 517-335-7858 or ...
Episode 229: The Most Censored Stories of the Year (featuring the Editors of Project Censored)
February 03, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBToday on Rumble, Michael talks with Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth of Project Censored, an organization who, since 1976, has each year compiled a list of stories ignored or covered up by the corporate media. They also act as advocates for journalists and those who must fight to bring us the truth. **** Learn more about Project Censored's vital work at www.projectcensored.org Buy Project Censored's "The State of the Free Press 2022" here https://www.project-censored.org/shop/p/state-of-th...
Ep 228: Gen U: Generation Union (feat. Jaz Brisack & Casey Moore of Starbucks Workers United)
January 21, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBThere's a new hit item on the menu at Starbucks stores across the country: a signed union card. The workers at multiple Buffalo, NY-area Starbucks stores formed Starbucks Workers United this August, in response to dangerous COVID working conditions, unequal pay, and inadequate benefits. In less than half a year, they've managed to already unionize two Buffalo-area stores, in Elmwood and in Genesee, at a company notoriously aggressive in their anti-union tactics. This is huge, a game-changin...
Episode 227: 5G and Year Two of Joey B
January 20, 2022 02:20 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBIt’s another one of those weeks: 5G gives you better reception but possible plane crashes, Biden trusts Trump’s Postmaster General to get us our COVID tests, and the Supreme Court blocks a federal mandate to get everyone vaccinated. Plus, the voting rights bill is on its death march. We’re at the first anniversary of Biden’s presidency. Republicans are licking their chops. Cable news has written Biden’s obituary. They’re missing one thing - the majority of Americans don’t want a Republican ...
Episode 226: "It's Still January 6th" (with Rep. Dan Kildee D-MI)
January 05, 2022 19:05 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBA year ago tomorrow, outgoing President Donald Trump gave an hour-long speech to a large crowd of his most ardent and agitated supporters, encouraging them to march down Pennsylvania Ave. to the Capitol and demand Congress "Stop the Steal" -- the "steal" in this case being the Congressional ratification of an election he lost fair and square, and an integral part of the peaceful transition of power. What followed was a violent attempted coup of the United States, one in which an essentially ...
Ep. 225: Omicron Under The Christmas Tree (w/ Dr. Peter Hotez)
December 24, 2021 02:48 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBJust in time for the holidays, Mother Nature has given us her biggest pandemic surprise yet. Yes folks, Omicron is everywhere – and that includes right under your Christmas tree, as you get ready to gather with your grandparents and your unvaccinated baby nieces or nephews. To help you navigate the holidays, know a little more about how to stay safe while living with Omicron, and about what can be done in the fight for vaccine equality across the world, we're joined by returning Rumble guest...
Ep. 224: Econ 101 with Robert Reich
December 17, 2021 04:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBWith the end of the year approaching & reports about inflation dominating the nightly news, Americans are anxious about what this means for them. Former US Secretary of Labor and progressive activist Robert Reich, however, thinks this is a major misdiagnosis: the problem isn’t inflation, but a lack of competition to stop big, monolithic corporations from jacking up prices. Robert joins Mike on the show today to talk about who is really responsible for your gas and milk prices skyrocketing, a...
Ep. 223: High Noon for Senator Murphy
December 09, 2021 05:24 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBOn the day of the school shooting at Oxford High School last week, Senator Chris Murphy delivered a passionate speech on the Senate floor tying together the dishonest “sanctity of life” rhetoric from conservatives and the culture of guns, violence and death that is plaguing America. Senator Murphy has been a leading voice when it comes to gun violence in America ever since the Sandy Hook massacre on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. He joins Mike to discuss how America’s founding vi...
Ep. 222: The Stench (w/ Justice Sonia Sotomayor, et al.)
December 02, 2021 06:27 - 2 hours - 126 MBToday was a chillingly, historically, bad day for women's rights in the United States of America. The right-wing, reactionary Supreme Court heard stunning oral arguments in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case intended deal a death blow to Roe v. Wade and make abortion in America essentially illegal. But in listening to the arguments and to the mind-altering questions of the six conservative justices, you can hear far more than the death knell of Roe. After 50 yea...
Ep. 222: The Stench (w/ Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Et al.)
December 02, 2021 06:27 - 2 hours - 129 MBToday was a chillingly, historically, bad day for women's rights in the United States of America. The right-wing, reactionary Supreme Court heard stunning oral arguments in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case intended deal a death blow to Roe v. Wade and make abortion in America essentially illegal. But in listening to the arguments and to the mind-altering questions of the six conservative justices, you can hear far more than the death knell of Roe. After 50 yea...
Ep. 221: Michael Moore's Thanksgiving Survival Guide
November 24, 2021 05:20 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBThis episode is dedicated to answering all of your questions and giving you all of the advice you'll need to survive Thanksgiving dinner with your conservative brother-in-law Bob and Aunt Qanon Karen. Last week, Mike solicited your questions that you know you'll be dealing with from your right-wing family members. From climate change to vaccines to BLM to dozens of other common questions, Mike is joined by Rumble Executive Producer Basel Hamdan to prepare you for a peaceful, healthy and happ...
Ep. 220: An Inflated Sense of Inflation (w/ Stephanie Kelton)
November 18, 2021 05:19 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBTo help us untangle the lies around inflation panic, the so-called “labor shortage,” and Build Back Better, Mike is joined by Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Stony Brook University, Stephanie Kelton. They also discuss why it is foolish for Democrats to place the fate of their agenda in the hands of the Congressional Budget Office, and what’s really going on with the economy, as capitalists attempt to keep a pool of workers chronically unemployed and underemployed and desperate fo...
Ep. 219: Stuck In The Middle (w/ Samuel Moyn)
November 11, 2021 06:23 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBMike is joined by Yale History and Law Professor Samuel Moyn to discuss his recent op-ed titled, “If Democrats Return To Centrism, They Are Doomed To Lose Against Trump.” They discuss the Democrats passing the physical infrastructure bill, but failing to, as promised, simultaneously pass the much-needed and politically popular human infrastructure bill, plus the decision by 6 Squad members to courageously stick to their word and only vote on both bills together. They also discuss the neveren...
Ep. 218: You '22
November 04, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIf you’ve been following the recent political machinations out of D.C. or in any state, you’ve probably wondered at some point: “how did THAT guy get elected to public office?!” Sadly, the bar is really low. The good news is that there are hundreds of new, first-time, working class, and diverse candidates who have decided to raise their hands, take the plunge and run for office locally in the past 5 years. And there are some outstanding groups working to recruit, guide and help these new ca...
Ep. 217: How “Moderates” Are Killing America (w/ David Sirota)
October 28, 2021 04:45 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBAfter the promise of major legislation that would rival the impact of FDR’s New Deal, Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda has been sucked dry by corporate America and their pawns in the Senate. Instead of massive new programs to help children, parents, students, the elderly and all us by dealing with the climate crisis, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema appear to have brought the $3.5 trillion bill down to some crumbs. And rather than having it all paid for by taxing the wealthy, they may be p...
Ep. 216: Pass The Damn Bill! (w/ Rep. Ro Khanna)
October 22, 2021 02:37 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBFor the past few weeks, conservative, corporatist Democrats in Congress have been chipping away at what Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have teamed up to create -- a massive $3.5 trillion investment in the American people. The negotiations on this legislation are ongoing and Mike is joined by a member of Congress fighting to keep the bill as robust and helpful to the majority of Americans as possible, Rep. Ro Khanna of California. Mike and Rep. Khanna discuss what’s in the damn bill, what liste...
Ep. 215: Kafka in America. It Can’t Happen Here? (w/ Steven Donziger)
October 14, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBSteven Donziger has spent the last 800 days under house arrest with a government tracking device around his ankle. His crime? Well, Donziger is the lawyer who successfully sued the oil giant Chevron on behalf of the people of Ecuador for deliberately discharging 16 billion gallons of toxic waste in the Ecuadorian Amazon between 1964 and 1992. Donziger and his colleagues succeeded and won a $9.5 billion judgment on behalf of the indigenous and poor communities of Ecuador in 2011. Chevron ha...
Ep. 214: Why Buffalo Matters. Why India Walton Matters. Why Democratic Socialism Matters. (w/ India Walton)
October 07, 2021 05:21 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBIndia Walton shocked the political world and upset the establishment by running against and defeating a four-term incumbent Democratic Mayor of Buffalo this past June in the Democratic primary. She’s a nurse, a union organizer, a single mother, and she will become the first socialist mayor of a major American city since 1960 if she wins the general election in November. The political establishment in Buffalo is not taking this lightly. So, while she should be coasting to a victory in Novemb...
Ep. 213: EMERGENCY PODCAST SYSTEM — Rep. Ilhan Omar
September 29, 2021 23:02 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBCongress could be on the verge of passing a historic investment in America's human and physical infrastructure not seen since the 1930's. The overwhelming majority of the Democratic caucus is behind it, the majority of Americans in countless opinion polls support it and it is the backbone of President Biden's domestic agenda. Yet two Democratic Senators -- Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona -- stand in the way of getting it done. Michael Moore is joined by Rep. Ilhan ...
Ep. 212: Rock Legend Tom Morello
September 23, 2021 17:09 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBMike is joined by his longtime friend and fellow mischief-maker Tom Morello, co-founder of “Rage Against The Machine.” They discuss the power of artists to change the world, making art during a pandemic, and Tom’s new album, “The Atlas Underground Fire” which has an amazing, all-star list of collaborators including Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Chris Stapleton, Mike Posner, Damian Marley, Phantogram and many more. They also discuss the epic performance of “The Ghost of Tom Joad” by Tom an...
Ep. 211: Reuniting with Lila Lipscomb & Abdul Henderson
September 16, 2021 04:41 - 1 hour - 64 MBBecome a member of Michael Moore's Substack here: https://www.michaelmoore.com/subscribe A full transcript of this episode will soon be available here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ Watch "Fahrenheit 9/11" here: https://youtu.be/cebnlqi9RGQ?t=2282 ***** After the free screening of “Fahrenheit 9/11” to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Mike spoke with spoke with Lila Lipscomb, the mother from Flint, Michigan who lost her son in Iraq, and former Marine Corporal Abd...
Ep. 211: Fahrenheit 9/11's Lila Lipscomb & Abdul Henderson
September 16, 2021 04:41 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBBecome a member of Michael Moore's Substack here: https://www.michaelmoore.com/subscribe A full transcript of this episode will soon be available here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ Watch "Fahrenheit 9/11" here: https://youtu.be/cebnlqi9RGQ?t=2282 ***** After the free screening of “Fahrenheit 9/11” to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Mike spoke with spoke with Lila Lipscomb, the mother from Flint, Michigan who lost her son in Iraq, and former Marine Corporal Abd...
Ep. 210: Sean Penn
September 09, 2021 22:40 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBSign-up for Michael Moore’s FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com Join Michael Moore for a FREE screening of “Fahrenheit 9/11” on Friday, September 10th at 9pm ET: https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/a-free-worldwide-screening-of-fahrenheit A full transcript of this episode will be available here: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ *********** Sean Penn is one of the greatest actors of our time. He’s won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice — for “Milk” in 2009 and for “My...
Ep. 209: It's Time For "Sublime Madness" (w/ Chris Hedges)
September 02, 2021 05:23 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBSign-up for Michael Moore's FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com Join Michael Moore for a FREE screening of "Fahrenheit 9/11" Friday, September 10th at 9pm ET https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/a-free-worldwide-screening-of-fahrenheit A transcript of this episode will soon be available at: https://rumble.media/category/podcast/transcripts/ *********** Chris Hedges is one of the great journalists, thinkers, war reporters and truth-tellers of our time. He won the Pulitzer Prize for reporti...
Ep. 208: The Miracle of Kabul
August 27, 2021 02:20 - 1 hour - 58 MBSign-up for Michael Moore's FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com For a transcript of this episode, go to: https://rumble.media/episode208transcript/ Within days after the U.S. losing its longest-ever war, its new President stepped in, and in less than two weeks, evacuated thousands of Americans to safety — and over 100,000 Afghan refugees. In the face of knowing that ISIS — sworn enemy of both the Taliban and the Pentagon — was planning to disrupt the peaceful evacuation in Kabul, Biden ...
Ep. 207: Empire Down in Afghanistan (w/ Vijay Prashad, U.S. Army Col. Ann Wright (ret.) & Jon Schwarz)
August 20, 2021 20:21 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB***** Sign-up for Michael Moore's FREE email list to be notified whenever Mike has a new podcast or piece of writing MichaelMoore.com Consider becoming a paid member to support our work and produce more of it. You'll also get invitations to special events with Michael Moore. https://www.michaelmoore.com/subscribe ***** Click here for a full transcript of this episode of Rumble. https://rumble.media/episode207transcript/ **** Mike is joined by Vijay Prashad (who writes brilliantly ab...
"A Letter Is Launched" - Special Announcement by Michael Moore
August 19, 2021 21:38 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBPlease read Michael's letter to you: A Letter Is Launched A Hopeful Pandemonium Ensues By Michael Moore Make sure you sign-up for Michael Moore's FREE email list at: MichaelMoore.com And if you'd like to consider becoming a paid member to support our work, go here: Michaelmoore.com/subscribe Press coverage of Michael's announcement! Variety: Michael Moore on Joining Substack, Leaving Afghanistan and Being ‘Pleasantly Surprised’ by Biden The Wrap: Why Michael Moore Is Launching a S...
Ep. 205: Massive Cover-Ups, Wiped Phones, Brown Water, and Democrats Protecting Republicans (w/ Jordan Chariton)
August 13, 2021 11:45 - 1 hour - 71.5 MB****** Sign up for Michael's email list! Be the first to hear his announcement next Tuesday, August 17th! https://forms.gle/pvcbELye8uoibEw28 ****** Michael is joined by investigative reporter Jordan Chariton who has been doggedly pursuing the truth about what caused the water and the people of Flint to be poisoned, trying to make sure that the conspirators face justice, and forcing the media to pay attention. They discuss the latest revelations about the massive cover-up from former Gov...
Ep. 204: Rebecca Traister, Part 2 -- #MeToo, Harvey & Sexual Harassment In Our Left Media
August 05, 2021 06:29 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBLast week, we aired Part 1 of Michael's conversation with author Rebecca Traister about President Biden's first six months in office. Afterwards, Mike and Rebecca ended up in an unplanned, revealing and thoughtful discussion about #MeToo, Harvey Weinstein and sexual harassment in progressive media. Traister has written forcefully on issues of gender, feminism, politics and culture. They discuss how abusers remain in power for so long, why the prison system and locking up cartoon villains wil...
Ep. 203: Rebecca Traister, Part 1
July 29, 2021 04:29 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBA full transcript of this episode is here: https://rumble.media/episode203transcript/ In the first part of Michael's conversation with New York Magazine's Rebecca Traister, they discuss the surprising aspects of Biden's first six months in office, the promise of America's political winds blowing to the left and the peril of permanent minority rule in America. Next week, we will air Part Two of Michael's conversation with Rebecca: an unplanned and challenging discussion about #MeToo, Harve...
Ep. 202: The Anti-Vax Movement's Public Enemy #1 with Dr. Peter Hotez
July 22, 2021 03:49 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBWith COVID-19 cases skyrocketing in the U.S. and around the world, and the Delta variant causing havoc, we must face the fact that this pandemic is on the verge causing much more death and illness as students prepare to go back to school next month. This is especially troublesome in regions in the U.S. and regions around the world where overwhelming majorities of citizens (especially teens and children) are unvaccinated. Mike is joined by Dr. Peter Hotez to explain how important the next few...
Ep. 201: Hey, You Know Any Women? (w/ Legendary News Anchor Carol Jenkins)
July 15, 2021 02:57 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBAfter first being drafted in 1923 by two leaders of the women’s suffrage movement and then finally being passed by Congress in 1972, the century-long struggle to have the Equal Rights Amendment ratified and gender-equality enshrined in the U.S. Constitution is finally on the brink of succeeding. That's because in 2020, the state of Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the E.R.A. matching the two-thirds threshold needed to ratify a constitutional amendment. However, an arbitrary 7-year ti...
Ep. 200. Police Academy 7: Defund The Police (w/ Desmond Cole)
July 08, 2021 07:08 - 1 hour - 79 MBIn recent episodes of Rumble, Michael Moore has shared his ideas for an alternative to the American way of policing: The Department of Public Safety & Compassion. He's also shared his ideas for an alternative to our brutal and racist system of mass incarceration: The Department of Restorative Justice & Redemption. In this episode, Mike is joined by Desmond Cole, an award-winning journalist and activist who recently published his first book called “The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistanc...
Ep. 199: Comedy Legend Larry Charles
July 01, 2021 04:54 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBLarry Charles is one of the great comedic writers, producers and directors of our time. His credits include his pivotal role during the first seasons of Seinfeld, along with Curb Your Enthusiasm, Mad About You, The Arsenio Hall Show, among many others. He directed the original "Borat," one of the great works of satire of all time. He directed "Religulous," a bold, genius broadside against organized religion. His 2019 Netflix series, "Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy," is an epic jour...
Ep. 198: The Axe Forgets, But The Tree Remembers (w/ Jon Schwarz)
June 24, 2021 23:45 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBMichael is joined by The Intercept's Jon Schwarz to discuss the shockingly unshocking report this week that the Saudi operatives who murdered Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi had received State Department-approved paramilitary training. They also discuss the recent foolish attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar, the meaning and background of the phrase "moral equivalence," the AP's cowardly firing of Emily Wilder over her college advocacy for Palestinian human rights, and lies we are being tol...
Ep. 197: Welcome To The Department of Restorative Justice & Redemption (w/ Dan Berger)
June 17, 2021 04:30 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBAmerica's prison system is brutal, stupid and inhumane. It makes us all less safe and has a terrible impact on other parts of our society such as health care, education, and even how we treat one another. "Reform" or band-aids will not make it better - it must be uprooted, abolished and replaced. Michael Moore recently proposed a "Department of Public Safety & Compassion" to replace the existing way we do policing. In this episode, he proposes a "Department of Restorative Justice & Redemptio...
Ep. 196: "Warren Buffett Is Living Off YOU" (w/ Anand Giridharadas)
June 11, 2021 03:08 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBThe private tax returns of America's wealthiest few individuals were just leaked to the non-profit journalists at ProPublica and they reveal an American plutocracy that has completely avoided paying personal taxes. We already knew that the wealthiest corporations were able to maneuver the tax code to their benefit, but the levels at which the ultra-wealthy are able to avoid taxes is maddening. And it is all LEGAL. Michael is joined by journalist and author Anand Giridharadas to discuss how t...
Ep. 195: The Graduate (High School Valedictorian Speech Edition) (w/ Paxton Smith)
June 09, 2021 02:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBIn Dallas, Texas last week, 18 year-old high school valedictorian Paxton Smith decided at the last minute to throw away her school-approved graduation speech to address a new Texas law signed Republican Governor Greg Abbott that would make all abortions illegal as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Video of her 3-minute speech has gone viral and caused a rumble - so she joins Rumble with Michael Moore to explain how she summoned the courage to deliver that speech, how positive the reaction...
Ep. 194: Welcome To The Department of Public Safety & Compassion
June 05, 2021 01:00 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBThe billions of dollars that currently go to police departments across America are NOT contributing to the safety, health and well-being of our citizens. It's time to re-imagine how we think about "public safety" and "law and order." As police budgets continue to increase (despite calls to defund the police), Michael Moore shares a proposal for the creation of The Department of Public Safety & Compassion in every town in America. Rather than attempting to solve human problems by sending in m...
Ep. 193: Baratunde Thurston, Civics Teacher
June 02, 2021 19:03 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBMichael is joined by writer, thinker, comedian and podcaster Baratunde Thurston for a conversation about the fragility of American democracy, the purposeful dumbing down of the citizenry, the lack of civic education in American schools and what we all must do about it. Michael also responds to listener emails about his conversation with "Exterminate All The Brutes" director Raoul Peck. Listen to Baratunde's podcast "How To Citizen with Baratunde" https://www.howtocitizen.com/ Baratunde me...